Cosplays 2007-2009

Here is a collection of costumes I have made throughout the years. They are all cosplay- as that was my main hobby during this time in my life.

'Anbu Kakashi' of the comic series Naruto (Early 2007)

As time went on I became more and more obsessed with getting details accurate, for hair and props:

'Roxas' from the game Kingdom Hearts (2007) 

*Keyblades made with help from Dad*

I became more obsessed with getting details accurate for makeup: 

'Allen Walker' from the comic D-Gray Man (2007)

I became more obsessed with getting details accurate for posing:

'Kakashi' from Naruto again (2007)

Um..I mentioned props right? 

'Simon' from the show Gurren Lagann (2008)

*robot made with help from friend, Zach Marsh

'Apollo Justice' from the Ace Attorney series (2008)

I helped friends with costumes as well

'Machi' (myself- left) and 'Lamiroir' (friend-right) from the Ace Attorney series (2008)

'Soul Eater Evans' from the show Soul Eater (2009)

After this costume, I decided I wanted to start actually dressing up like a girl. It was a struggle at first as all my favorite characters were boys. 

'Kiyoh Bachika' from Gurren Lagann (2009)

'Amemiya Sayaka' from the game Ouendann (2009)

And besides a few more costumes not pictured, that's about all for the cosplays. I lost interest in attending conventions shortly after 2009 but have wonderful memories from attending. 

With every costume...I started with a basic pattern and altered it or made an entirely new pattern to fit the shapes that the character's clothes needed. This process taught me a lot about how, for example, sleeves look. Sewing is like a big puzzle. You have all the pieces and need to put them together.

 I strove to be as accurate as possible. I would run into issues a lot of times and trial and error became my method (the roxas costume pictured here was version 3)...things don't always work out, but I did the best I could. After every costume I had learned many new things. It was a great experience.